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| MAMMAL ...give birth to live offspring, but lives in pouch.. ex kangaroo or kuala |
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| MAMMAL.. lays eggs ex. platypus, akidna |
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| MAMMAL.. give birth to live offspring |
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| mammalian characteristics |
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1.warm blooded-internal regulation of body temp "homeotherms"
2. birth to live offspring except monotreme
3.hair/fur
4.feed by way of mammary glands
5.intelligence
6. reproductive behavior, ex birth to live offspring
7. prolonged immaturity, babies dependent on mother
8. Heterodontism-diff types of teeth
9. play behavior |
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| diff types of teeth to be able to eat diff types of food. ex, molar, canine etc. |
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| types of teeth # + # of teeth. one half of one jaw. |
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| dental formula of humans, apes, old world monkeys |
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| 2-incisors.1.canine 2 premolars.3 molars |
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| new world monkeys dental form |
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1. life in trees
2. grasping thumb
4. finger prints
5. forward eyes
6. 3d environment |
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arboreal adaptation (life in the trees)
insect protection
grasping (prehensal) hands + feet
opposable thumbs
nails, not claws
tactile pads and fingers
rely on vision
reduced snout, less reliance on smell
enlarged eyes
eyes rotated to the front
color vision
post orbital bar/closure-bones surrounding eyes to protect it
generalized flexible limb structure
largets brains-most intelligence amongst mammals except humans.
less offspring
social creatures
longest period of immaturity/delayed maturation |
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| terrestrial quadrupedalism |
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moving on 4 feet on the ground
equal legs and arms |
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| walks on four feet in trees |
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longer arms than legs
arms swinging..*apes*
ball and socket shoulder
(monkeys cant put arms above head) |
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longer arms than legs
apes from africa.. specialized type of terrestrial quadrupedalism |
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| asian apes ..specialized type of terrestrial quadrupedalism.. ex arangatang |
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humans or occasional apes... walks on 2 feet.
longer legs than arms |
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| vertical clingers/leapers |
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200 species
on all continents except australia or antartica
tropical and semi tropical environments
deserts-snowy regions
most are endangered bc of habitat destruction
variation in size |
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wet nose: lemurs, lorises *RYAN
old world-asia, africa, europe
small
solitary
grooming claw
only primates w claws
(lemurs common in madagascar)
(lorises-southeast asia, africa, nocturnal)
nocturnal- have a tapeetum lucidum-reflective plate in eye to help night vision
transitional*-first group to evolve
arboreal
rely on smell more
post orbital bar -eyes not completely closed off w bone
dental comb |
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monkeys, apes, humans, tarsiers
old and new world
post orbital closure
more reduced snout-more reliance on vision
generally larger in body size
nails on all digits
no grooming claw
no tapetum lucidumor, no claws, or dental comb. |
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| eyes bigger than brain, monogomaus, head 180 degrees |
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groups included = new world monkeys
smaller
arboreal
broad
flat noses
wide septum
outward-projecting nostrils
diurnal
dental formula-2.1.3.3.
prehensile tail (grasping)-this kind of tail is only in new world monkeys but not every nwm has it |
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old world monkeys
downward projecting nostrils
narrow nose and septum
sexual dimorphism- differences between males and females
no prehensile tails
ischial caltosities-buttpads
-visual estrus -genitals swell
groups included-owm, apes, and humans |
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lesser apes, greater apes, humans
larger body size
no tail
more complex behavior, more intelligence (gibbons and siamangs) |
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smaller
brachiators
long fingers and arms |
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only great ape from asia
fist walk on ground
mosty arboreal
sexually dimorphic |
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african
largest living primate
knuckle walkers
mostly terrestrial
very sexually dimorphic
silverback males-dominant males
equatorial africa |
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africa
knuckle walkers
terrestrial and arboreal
sexual dimorphism
tool use
cooperative hunting
equatorial africa |
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pygmy chimps
knuckle walkers
sexual dimorphism
longer legs
diff shaped chests
africa |
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habitual bipedalism- always walk on 2 legs
omniovores
very large complex brains
spoken language |
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predominant theory
evolution of behavior
ecological factors-agents of selection
behavior is a complex trait
behaviors selected
some behaviors increase fitness |
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diet -food and water
body size
potential predators
sleeping site
activity patterns (sleep schedule)
non predator species
human activity |
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| general principles-multi-male mutli-female groups |
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advantageous when predation pressure is high
when theres pressure, there are bigger groups |
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